Norway - Poverty gap

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Norway was 0.100 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 0.200 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1986.

Definition: Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1979 0.200
1986 0.000
1991 0.200
1995 0.200
2000 0.200
2003 0.100
2004 0.200
2005 0.100
2006 0.100
2007 0.100
2008 0.100
2009 0.000
2010 0.100
2011 0.100
2012 0.100
2013 0.100
2014 0.100
2015 0.100
2016 0.200
2017 0.200
2018 0.200
2019 0.100

Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Norway was 0.200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.300 in 2004 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 1986.

Definition: Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1979 0.200
1986 0.100
1991 0.300
1995 0.300
2000 0.200
2003 0.200
2004 0.300
2005 0.200
2006 0.100
2007 0.100
2008 0.200
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.100
2012 0.100
2013 0.100
2014 0.100
2015 0.100
2016 0.200
2017 0.200
2018 0.200
2019 0.200

Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Norway was 0.200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.400 in 1995 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 2009.

Definition: Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1979 0.400
1986 0.200
1991 0.400
1995 0.400
2000 0.300
2003 0.200
2004 0.300
2005 0.300
2006 0.200
2007 0.200
2008 0.200
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.100
2012 0.200
2013 0.200
2014 0.100
2015 0.200
2016 0.300
2017 0.300
2018 0.300
2019 0.200

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates